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Otomebora mullet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Planiliza
Species:
P. melinoptera
Binomial name
Planiliza melinoptera
( Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms [2]
  • Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Ellochelon melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Mugil ceramensis Bleeker, 1853
  • Liza ceramensis (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Mugil compressus Günther, 1861
  • Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922
  • Ellochelon luciae Penrith & Penrith, 1967
  • Liza luciae (Penrith & Penrith, 1967)

The Otomebora mullet (Planiliza melinoptera), the giantscale mullet or St. Lucia mullet, is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Region.

References

  1. ^ Hoese, D. & Sparks, J.S. . (2017). "Chelon melinopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T197047A46663719. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T197047A46663719.en. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Planiliza melinoptera" in FishBase. February 2021 version.